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Acytota
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Translingual
Etymology
From mul a- no cyto- cell -ota having.
Proper noun
The taxonomic superdomain of all non-cellular life.
The taxonomic domain of viruses and viroids.
Usage notes
When the definition of life includes non-cellular and cellular lifeforms, this is one of the two main divisions, the other being Cytota.
When treated as a domain, its compatriot domains of life are usually divided into three, the taxonomic domains, the prokaryotes (bacteria or eubacteria; Prokaryota), the eukaryotes (Eukarya / Eukaryota), and the Archaea kingdom (archebacteria).
Synonyms
superdomain mul Aphanobionta archaic
domain mul Virus
Coordinate terms
mul Cytota
Related terms
mul Eucytota
mul Procytota
See also
mul Bionta
mul Eobionti
mul Aphanobionta
Biota genus
mul Vitae
mul Taxonomic names (domain) Taxonomic names (superdomain)